Romeo and Juliet
Author's note: yeh, I know. The new VS XIII trailer was just out recently. It was great =) ….
Short drabble written for my older son who was planning to cosplay Noctis, had he been here…=)
Ah well, I think he's probably having a good time being Noctis somewhere up there. Lol.
oOo
He knew it was coming. As a young child, Noctis was granted with a special gift from the Goddess Etro herself – to see the light of the dying. When his eyes gaze towards the night sky, he would see a light shining down from the dark heavens. No one else could see that damn light. No one but her and she came in the form of Stella Nox Flueret.
It was that gift that brought him and Stella together. Noctis remembered the nights when that little tomboy princess swung her tiny legs over the ledge of his balcony to visit. She would be covered in dirt, dirt that failed to conceal her mischievous smile.
She was the only source of comfort he ever had and the light, along with their nightly visits, was their little secrets. It was a game of Romeo and Juliet and Stella wanted the role of Romeo.
His Romeo soon grew into a fine, young woman.
"You can still see the light?" She asked whilst walking alongside the prince in a cocktail party.
"Yes, just like you." He answered. "Maybe we're the ones who are dying."
Stella gave him a look and Noctis saw the truth in her eyes. As much as they wanted to pretend that nothing was wrong, they both knew that they weren't meant to meet without a weapon in hand. Their families were enemies and by blood, that made them both instant enemies.
Noctis wanted to break the curse; he wanted to break free of this insanity. Stella was still his childhood friend.
Even as Stella dive the sharp edge of her rapier across his neck, even as he lay dying in the rain soaked gravel, Noctis didn't have the heart to label her as an enemy. Stella knew that as well.
In grief, Romeo ran the sharp point of her rapier through her heart and joined Juliet in eternal sleep.
