Author's Notes: This chapter starts off where the first chapter ended out at. Ignis and Laura learn that everyone knows about their crushes on each other the hard way. The first half is completely made up for Laura to hang out with Ignis a little bit while the second half from the game with some moments of Laura talking to King Regis and Cor before the chapter ends.

Chapter Two: Born to be a Trusted Friend/Protector of the Chosen King: Part 2 of 3:

Later that night after I had whispered to my adopted father that I already knew that I had to tell Ignis about my feelings for him, I, Laura Catherine Leonis, went back inside to find that everyone but Ignis Scientia was fast asleep in their sleeping bags. He looked over at me as he held up his middle finger on his right hand to his lips to tell me to whisper as he said to me, "Is there something that I should know that you would like to tell me, Laura?"

Right away, I looked at him with a look of shock as I whispered back to him, "Yes, but both Prompto and Cor already know what it is, Ignis. I need some time to think about how to say it, by the way."

Ignis immediately said to me still whispering with a look of understanding on his face as he walked over to me, "Laura if you do not mind me asking you something personal, there is something that I would like to tell you as well."

That got me to simply say the following words also still in a whisper as Ignis grabbed my left hand with his right, "Ignis, what is it that you want to talk to me about that is personal?"

Ignis Scientia walked outside of Noctis' apartment with me in silence as we headed over to the library where he took a very deep breath before answering my question as he looked me in my sea green eyes, "Laura, I have always had a crush on you ever since I first met you at school at the age of six. I was wondering if you also have a crush on me? You do not have to tell me your answer until you are ready to do so, all right. I need to get some of my cookbooks before we head back to Noctis' apartment for the night, by the way. Can you wait for me outside for five minutes, please?"

I very quickly answered by saying to him in return, "Of course, I can wait for you outside, Ignis. By the way, you might want to talk to my dad about something very quickly tomorrow morning after we speak to King Regis at the Citadel."

Ignis very quickly looked over at me as he realized that I was still having nightmares about something from my past as he grabbed my left hand and together, we entered the library to grab his cookbooks. As we entered the library, Ignis' father and my adopted dad noticed us and said with matching looks of shock on their faces to the both of us, "What are you two kids doing over here at this time of night?"

Ignis smiled at them as he answered their question by saying the following words while I simply looked around at the shelves full of books, "We are grabbing my cookbooks so that I do not forget them tomorrow in the morning, father and Cor. Plus, I think that Laura here is still having nightmares."

Cor immediately walked over to both me and Ignis to gave me a huge hug while Ignis' father came over with Ignis' cookbooks. I looked up at my adopted father who whispered into my left ear the following words, "Laura, sweetheart, I should have known that you were going to be awake because of your nightmares. I am worried about you for real, little one and I am pretty sure that Ignis is just as worried about you as well. Try to get some sleep before tomorrow for me at the very least, all right. Do you understand me completely?"

I whispered to him in return as I nodded my head yes twice, "Yes, dad. I completely understand you and I will try to get some sleep."

Both me and Ignis went back to Noctis' apartment with Ignis' cookbooks which he very quickly and carefully packed away in his bags before we got into our sleeping bags. It took me twelve minutes, but I was able to fall asleep, however, I immediately had a nightmare that felt super real and I silently woke up, moved closer to Ignis who looked at my face and knew that I just had a nightmare. Gladiolus said in a whisper to me as he noticed Ignis was trying to calm me down, "Laura, did you just have another nightmare? That is going to get on my nerves during the quest, you do know, that right?"

I simply said to Gladiolus as I answered both of his questions, "That one felt real, Gladiolus. Plus, it is already on my bloody last nerve, so I do know that. Now, I think that I will go and sleep near Cor since it seems that he is the only person who can help me stay asleep, boys. I will meet you at the Citadel, all right."

As soon as I had said those words, I left Noctis' apartment in tears with my sleeping bag and flashlight in search of my adopted father, Cor Leonis. It only took me seven minutes to find him since he had a feeling that I would be looking for him and he immediately said to me as I hugged him, "Laura, I got you. Did Gladiolus say something to you that made you mad?"

Ignis Scientia answered his question for me as he walked over to the both of us, "Of course, Gladiolus said something to Laura that made her mad, Cor. I was there, and bloody hell saw it happen. Prompto had to stop Noctis from attacking Gladiolus, by the way."

Cor immediately said to Ignis Scientia with a surprised look on his face, "So Gladiolus decided to start with Laura right after she had a nightmare. Does he bloody hell know that she has been having trouble concentrating on a lot of things like her mental health, Ignis?"

Ignis said to Cor very quickly as he stood in front of him, "Now that you mention it, no, Gladiolus does not know about that yet, Cor. Do Iris and Talcott know?"

Cor immediately said with a smile on his face in return to Ignis, "Yes, Iris and Talcott knows, and they will most definitely be telling Gladiolus to be nicer to Laura. Any chance you want to stay here with her so that I can tell King Regis about this very quickly, Ignis?"

Ignis simply nodded his head yes twice as he moved over to where I was sleeping in my sleeping bag as my adopted dad went towards the Citadel to talk to King Regis. I felt his right hand brush some of my long dark brown hair off of my face as he whispered the following words to me, "I will make sure that Gladiolus does not piss you off again during the quest, Laura."

The next morning, I woke up in Ignis' arms with my adopted father, Cor Leonis watching over the both of us as he said to me in a whisper, "You have three hours until King Regis wants to see the five of you kids at the Citadel, but he wants to see you personally right now, Laura."

Together, I and Cor walked up the front steps of the Citadel in silence while Ignis headed back over to Noctis' apartment with my sleeping bag and flashlight. Cor knocked on the doors to the Citadel and Gladiolus' father opened the door for me with his usual greeting and smile on his face, "Good morning, Miss. Leonis. King Regis is waiting for you in the garden. I heard that my son, Gladiolus pissed you off last night. Iris and Talcott are with Regis, by the way."

I walked over to the garden where King Regis said to me with a laugh, "Good morning, Laura."

Iris Amicitia and Talcott gave me a huge hug together at the same time as they both said, "We are both going to miss you, Laura. By the way, we talked to Gladiolus for you and he has promised us that he would not piss you off again during the quest."

I laughed a little bit as I said to both Iris and Talcott in return, "I will miss you too as well, Iris and Talcott. Gladiolus just did not know that I have an anger problem until he told me that I and my nightmares were getting on his nerves last night."

King Regis and Iris both shared a look of understanding as they both said to me with their usual looks on their faces, "Well, hopefully, Noctis, Prompto, and Ignis can keep on reminding Gladiolus for you so that you do not lose your temper on him again during the quest, Laura. By the way, we got you a very special present for the trip. You can pick it up over at the library when you got a chance to get away from the boys."

That was my sign that it was time for me to leave and return to Noctis' apartment and as I ran over to there, Gladiolus and my adopted dad were talking to each other about something. They both went silent as I ran past them with a huge smile on my face and Gladiolus simply said with a knowing look on his face, "Iris and Talcott told her about their present for her over at the Citadel after all, then. Cor, I promise to be super careful when it comes to Laura's temper during the quest."

Cor Leonis immediately said to him in return as he watched me enter Noctis' apartment with his best-worried look on his face, "I know, Gladiolus. Promise me that you will help Ignis and the other two protect Laura for me during this quest of yours. She is the only person that I have ever thought of as my best student beside you four boys, do you understand me?"

Gladiolus Amicitia answered Cor's question as he grinned at him in return, "Do not worry, I will definitely help the others protect Laura. Do you know that Ignis has a crush on her, by any chance, by the way?"

That got Cor to smile as he simply nodded with a look of understanding as he said to him in return, "Of course, I knew and do not let Laura know that you know about this because she is a little picky when it comes to her feelings, Gladiolus."

Two hours later at the Citadel in Insomnia, I, Laura Catherine Leonis, was standing right next to Ignis Scientia who was standing Prompto Argentum and next to Prompto was next to Gladiolus Amicitia. The four of us were watching Noctis Lucis Caelum who was standing right in front King Regis who said to the five of us with his usual smile on his face, "The decreed hour has come. Set forth with my blessing, Prince Noctis."

Noctis bowed his head as he said in return to his dad, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

I looked over at King Regis who said to Noctis the following words, "Take your leave, and go in the grace of the gods."

Noctis immediately looked up at him as he said in agreement, "Right."

The five of us headed outside of the Citadel after the rest of us bowed to King Regis. As were leaving the Citadel, Prompto said what I was thinking out, "Well, princes will be princes."

Both me and Ignis both said together at the same time, "So much for royal protocol."

Gladiolus followed our words up with the following understatement, "Not like you had to deliver a formal address."

As the five of us walked down the steps of the Citadel, I heard one of the Kingsglave call out to Prince Noctis, "Your Highness!"

Which got Noctis to immediately turn around and said as he looked at King Regis, "What now?"

As King Regis walked towards Noctis using his crane, he said to him in return, "I fear that I have left too much unsaid. You place a great burden on those who would bear with you."

Noctis very quickly added by saying to his dad, "You are one to talk."

King Regis spoke to me and the others as he said the following words, "I ask not that you guide my wayward son, merely that you remain at his side."

Both I and Ignis said as we bowed once more to him in return, "Indeed, Your Grace."

Gladiolus said the following words, "We will see the prince to Altissia if it is the last thing we see."

Prompto said in agreement to Gladiolus' words, "Yeah, what he said."

That was when Noctis said to everyone, "Hate to break this up, but Cor has got the motor running. Drautos, he is in your hands."

King Regis very quickly said to Noctis with a laugh, "And another thing. Do mind your matters around your charming bride-to-be."

Noctis immediately said to him in return, "Your Majesty, as well. Try to mind yours around our esteemed guests from Nifheim."

Right away, King Regis said to his son, "You have no cause for concern."

To which Noctis says right back at him, "Nor do you."

King Regis smiled as he said, "Take heed. Once you set forth, you cannot turn back."

I very quickly added for Noctis, "Do you think that he would, Your Grace?"

Both King Regis and Noctis looked over at me before Regis said to Noctis, "I need only know that you are ready to leave home behind."

And Noctis said before I could answer for him again, "Do not know about you, but I am ready as I will ever be."

King Regis said to both me and Noctis the following words, "Take care on the long road. Wheresoever you should go, the line of Lucis goes with you. Walk tall, my son and granddaughter."

As we both joined the others in the Regalia, Cor said in agreement to King Regis' words to both me and Noctis, "He is right, kids. Be careful with the car, by the way. Oh, yeah, Laura, check the truck for something very fast."

I got out of the Regalia and found Iris and Talcott's present which I opened and found my favorite books which got me to said with a laugh, "I am definitely going to miss Iris and Talcott but not as much as you and King Regis, dad."

Ignis smiled as I picked out one of the books and got back into the front seat which Prompto decided to share with me and I said at the same time as Noctis, "Let us get going, already."

Author's Notes: The next chapter which will be the last of Laura's Point of View for at least six chapters so that Ignis, Noctis, Gladiolus, and Prompto have their days of telling the story as well. There might be a chapter each for King Regis and Cor Leonis as well so I will keep you updated on any ideas I have in mind for those chapters. Chapter three with being a little bit longer than chapter two, I think, since Laura is going to be a little bit of a show-off so I will be taking my time with coming with a awesome chapter for her to show her true colors so to speak.