Chapter 1
Noctis walked down the lonely one way street. He saw someone in the distance but couldn't make out who it was. He realized that the soldiers he was fighting before were not too far behind him, so he ran forward. He came to a stop when he recognized who the person in front of him was.
"Lord Noctis" said Stella in her soft voice as she ran towards him before she slowed to a stop.
The both of them had their symbols up and were ready to summon their weapons. Stella started first and was closely followed by Noctis. They gazed into each other's eye for a moment before they began their battle. As they engaged in combat, Noctis thought, 'She is the enemy… You have to defeat her… Even though you love her…'
Lights from their auras were given off. Noctis managed to trap Stella using his teleportation which caused the fight to come to a halt. Noctis stood behind Stella as his sword collided with hers in front of her.
A vague sound of soldier's armour rattled in the distance.
"You don't have to do this" he whispered in her ear.
"Sorry. But I have too. It's my job," she replied strongly.
"Stella. I really do not want to hurt you."
"I will do whatever I can to protect my family, Lord Noctis. Even if it means…"
"Standing between us?" Noctis said, finishing off her sentence.
There was silence between them as neither of them showed any signs of lowering their swords.
"Stella. Do you even know what you're doing? What your family is doing?"
"Yes."
"And you're still on their side? Why?"
"They're my family, Lord Noctis. There care about me."
"I care about you! And I really do not want to hurt you."
"You have to if you're ever going to pass me."
"…Fine." He sighed back.
The rattled noise of the soldier's armour could be heard getting closer. As Noctis turned to look if he can see them on the horizon, Stella used the opportunity to break free of his arms and face him once again. Noctis was able to make sight of the soldiers that chased him. A soldier with a rocket launcher shot towards the location of where they stood.
As the rocket moved closer towards them, he teleported into the air and looked to see where she was. His eyes widened as he realized that Stella had not moved from her spot since the rocket was fired. He teleported again, caught her by the waist and desperately teleported to get out of range but didn't manage to get too far. Both of them were hit by the wave of the blast and crashed to the ground. Stella laid on her back on the cold concrete ground while Noctis lay on his front next to her.
Both of them were passed out from the blast for a split second. The smoke of the explosion gave some coverage to the lovers from enemy sights. As Stella regained consciousness, her eyes were fixed on his crimson eyes. He tried to gaze into her eyes but she avoided it. She stood up hastily with her back to him while to avoid him seeing her blush.
As he stood up, he said, "I'm sorry... I just can't let you get involve with this war any longer."
She turned around to face him but was surprised as he shot forward and pushed her against the wall. He held her hands tightly so she couldn't struggle free.
"Let go of me," she pleaded.
"I can't. I'm sorry," he whispered.
He held both of her wrists firmly in his hands as she pleaded again "Let go of me! Please!"
He said sorry once more before he knocked her out with one blow. Her eyes began to close as she realized that she was defeated. He caught her as she began to fall, then scooped her off her feet and carried her in his arms and teleported away before the chasing soldiers could catch up.
The young prince stared motionless. He looked though the windows which overlooked his father's kingdom. He blinked slowly before turning his back and walking to his room.
The moonlight streamed through the window and brightened the prince' room. Stella stretched on the bed and opened her eyes slowly, adjusting to the darkness. She sat up and scanned her surroundings as she attempted to identify where she was. She untangled herself from the covers and got out of bed, the bathroom was on her left and another door at the corner of the room which she assumed led to the closet. She walked into the bathroom and opened the tap allowing the water to freely flow down the drain. She cupped her hands and placed it under the tap to catch the water before she splashed her face. A sudden movement on the reflection of the mirror caught her eyes which gave her the sudden reaction to see who it was. She looked up only to see a figure which leaned on the door frame starring back at her. She turned around to face Noctis.
Noctis turned his back on her and walked away. Stella grabbed the towel on the tower rail and wiped her face before she moved back to the room.
"Where I am?" she asked even though Noctis remained motionless on his bed.
"You brought me back to your palace didn't you?" as she sat next to him.
She walked towards the bedroom door but before getting too far, Noctis grabbed her by the hand. She turned around and looked into his blue eyes for an answer.
"You cannot leave," he finally said a soft voice while looking deeply into her violet eyes.
"Why not?" she demanded,
"I won't let you" he said while he stood up,
"Excuse me?"
As she tried to free herself from his grip, he pulled her closer into his arms. He wrapped his arms around her waist and looked down deeply into her eyes before he leaned forward. His arms tightened around her waist while his nose touched hers. Stella, astonished by his movements, reacted back, causing her to lean forward until their lips met.
Noctis leaned backwards and opened his eyes. She let out a small sigh before she opened hers. She looked into his eyes and questioned him.
"What are we doing?"
He answered, "I told you, I'm not letting you go anymore."
After starring at him for a little while longer, she placed her hands around his next before she leaned forward. Not before long, the couple began to passionately kiss each other. Noctis began to gradually push Stella backwards on the bed. Stella leaned back until her back touched the bed and Noctis leaned forward on top of her and continued to kiss her. He pulled back away from her so they could gaze at each other's eyes for a brief moment. He kissed her gently on her lip before moving to her neck.
"Noctis?" she whispered, as he continued to kiss her on her neck,
"We shouldn't be doing this."
He pulled away from her and stared at her with no response
"It… it isn't right... she said feeling guilty. "You and I shouldn't be doing this... Not with our backgrounds and especially with our families at war" she continued.
"Stella, I'm not going to stop loving for you" he replied.
She looked away as she didn't know how to reply. The room was silent. Nothing could be heard except for their shallow breathing.
"What if my father finds out?"
He pushed her hair back from her face and said "He won't."
"You don't know that."
"Yeah you're right. But I'm not going to tell him. Are you?"
"Well… No... But…"
"Stella..." Noctis whispered.
The wind began to howl outside and Noctis shifted his eyes to the window than back to her before he confessed.
"Stella, I love you. I've loved you for some time now. I know I shouldn't have but I can't stop thinking about you. As much as I try to avoid it, I can't..."
Stella showed an innocent look on her face. Her nerves began to calm down. She placed her hand on his cheek and realized that he confessed in something that she would never be brave enough to do.
She quickly replied "I've loved you for some time too... but... what would happen afterwards? I want to make sure that this will stay and will be strong enough"
Noctis thought for a brief moment before he replied "It will be strong enough"
"How do you know that? Last time I check, seeing into the future was not one of your abilities"
"Because I know you're the person I want to marry, would even want to have a daughter with..." he trailed off.
After she heard this, she hastily moved forward to reach his lips. Soon their kiss grew passion. Stella sat up while she continued to kiss Noctis. She began to help him unbutton his shirt to take it off before lying down on the bed again. Stella began to feel his face before she suddenly stopped on his cheek. Noctis caught by surprise asked her what was wrong.
"what's wrong?"
"did you just say you wanted a daughter...?"
Noctis shifted his eyes for a moment and faced away as he tried to avoid her seeing his blush.
"Noctis..." she whispered
"I've always wanted a daughter. Well...liked the idea of having one."
"Noctis... your father's kingdom is ruled by kings. There has never been a mention in history of a queen ruling. Having a daughter could have serious political and civil issues in your kingdom"
"It won't matter. Cause she will be mine and yours too. I doubt anything will arise when I'm around anyway and even if anything does, I will be there to protect her."
Stella looked at Noctis' chest and saw his scars. She couldn't even remember how many of those she gave him. Her chin was lifted by Noctis' finger and Stella rubbed her thumb on his cheek before she kissed him.
"You will make a great father, Noctis Lucis Caelum..."
