I Wonder, Do You Remember Me?

It makes me wonder if you remember me, or would you even recognize me if I had said 'hello', it wasn't so long ago I had met- we had met- each other.

I remember it well; it started off with a young boy, so eager and so loved, wanting nothing more than the time of those he had held dear; of course, those closest to you couldn't stay beside you for very long. Even now you wonder why they couldn't spend every moment with you, laugh with you and cry with you. It was frustrating. All the power in the world, and yet they couldn't stay beside you for more than a moment at a time during the day or night.

Eventually you learned to cope with it, by staying silent. Quietly watching on by as time passed you, as you experienced loneliness eventually calling 'loneliness' your friend when you had so much more. There was even a time that I could remember that you put everything into your studies and training, in the hopes that maybe one day; one day you would receive praise, but more than that, time. Time to spend with those you loved.

You have no idea how much I have learned in the time we spent together…

And I could only say sorry; sorry that you had to go through this alone. It was so cold when I met you; like the very warmth of your mind was taken by the vast chill of the friend you called 'loneliness'.

I'm sorry that you lost so much; that you lost a woman so strong, so kind and so loving that she sought to protect you over herself. To carry you in her loving embrace one last time before inevitably losing you. I didn't want to remind you, especially with how you're coping these days.

I was there when you're father promised you "I won't let anyone hurt you," and he gave you to me. You are a blessing and I want you to know that. He loved you more than anything in the world and he wanted you to know that. You probably won't even remember what I've said to you anyway. Maybe it's for the best we don't really meet, at least not yet.

It's almost time for me to go now. I didn't want to leave just yet, but I know you have to go. You have so much love in you wherever you go, with people that think the world of you. Never forget that, but you don't need me telling you. If you ever feel lost and alone again, I'll be here. To guide you and support you; I won't ever leave your side.

I'm sorry I really do have to go now.

It makes me wonder if you remember me…

Noctis woke up in a jolt. A cold sweat forming on his brow, as the gentle patter of the rain hit against the window, the rhythmic hum of the Regalia bringing him back to his senses. He looked over his surroundings for a second before Prompto looked behind to see his friend looking a little distraught.

"Are you okay there Noct? You look like you've seen a ghost?"

Noctis looked to him and shook the feeling away, "I had… a strange dream."

"Oh, was it a good dream? Was Luna in it?" A smile forming on his face, as his voice trickled with a teasing tone.

Thinking back on it, not much happened in the dream. The only thing he could remember was a voice…

Carbuncle

Carbuncle? What did that mean?

"I can't really remember any details." Noctis replied to Prompto, almost entirely forgetting the experience.

"That's kinda boring," Prompto looked a little dejected but didn't speak anymore of it.

"Yea…" Noctis half-heartedly agreed with Prompto still trying to think of the dream. Whatever it was, Carbuncle meant a lot to him, it made him feel warm and safe, like when he was just a child from all those years ago, in the safety of his mother's arms.

Strange, what is it?

The End