"And what's that supposed to mean exactly?" She asked as she watched him step down so that he was no longer standing so high above her. He wasn't nearly as tall as Raines or Snow, only being a few inches taller than herself. If she were being forced to make an educated estimate she'd probably say he was approximately five foot nine.

The prince could not interpret much irritation from her response, but for some reason received the indication that he had ought to watch what came from his mouth next.

"I just...you know..." A light chuckle escaped her while she observed as he struggled to explain to her what he had initially meant by the statement, "It wasn't really supposed to mean anything...in particular, when we first met you just didn't give me that sort of impression."

"Oh?" She had replied playfully, continuing her walk down the high street but at a pace that allowed him to keep up, "Why's that?"

"You're just very pretty. That's all." The way he expressed it was so casual as though he were only stating the obvious.

"I don't think..." It seemed as if she was about to protest the remark, but ultimately for unknown reason she decided against making a fuss, "Thank you."

"I take it you're with international forces?" He continued the conversation like he wasn't even noticing Farron's momentary state of embarrassment, which consisted of her avoiding looking in his general direction in order to conceal the light pink blush that had crept onto her pale cheeks.

"Yeah..." She answered him, disregarding the fact that that she felt that her reply would be fairly obvious considering how foreign she looked in a place like this with her rose coloured locks and her ice cold irises; not to mention the fact that at the time she had been attired in her Guardian Corps uniform.

"Are you looking to go somewhere in particular?"

"No, not really." She said stopping at the corner of the street," I'm just familiarising myself with this place."

"I'd be glad to give you a tour, if you'd like."

She only smiled, one that was almost as bright as the one she'd offered him the first time he'd encountered her. When she'd given him her name and he'd contemplated how strange of a name it was.

Noctis hadn't managed to uncover much about her at the time. He hadn't even been able to ask where she was from or what she did for a living, he hadn't even been able to learn who it was she had been missing at the party, as his father had found and led him away before he was given the time to ask in order to have him meet with a few of his possible suitors. Perhaps he would ask her about it now...

"Lightning?"

The buzzing sound of something vibrating in her pocket put his question on hold, "Hold that thought."

Complying to her request he watched as Lightning retrieved a white cell phone from her coat pocket; allowing him to catch a glimpse of her caller ID between the time in which it took her to tap the answer call button and hold the device up towards her right ear.

Raines.

The name felt somewhat familiar to him but he couldn't quite place a reason why.

"Hey..." She didn't bother turning around to take the call in 'private', "Maybe a couple of hours?..." Her blue eyes watching the prince as he casually listened in, "...I didn't want to wake you...It's not my fault you worry to much...Look, I'm sorry!..." She retorted, her tone sounding mildly aggressive before becoming completely passive, "...I'm sorry...I'm...I'm kind of in the middle of something, I...I'll call you back later, okay?...okay, bye..."

"Was that your boyfriend?" Noctis teased as soon as she'd hung up the phone looking fairly upset.

"Very funny." She said in a flat voice but her forced a tiny grin regardless in an attempt to make it less evident, "Anyway, I'll have to take you up on your offer some other time, I think I'll be heading back now."

She still had to call her sister to ensure her that she'd made it here in one piece.

"I'll be seeing you around then?"

"Probably." With that she turned away from him and disappeared into the distance and among the crowds of rushing bodies.

"Hey, Noct!" From the corner of his eye, the prince spotted a young man with blond hair moving towards him through the masses of people from the direction of the cafe, "Don't tell me you just ditched us to flirt with that girl."

"I wasn't flirting." Noctis responded dismissively.

"Looked like flirting to me."

"I wasn't."

"Whatever you say, buddy."

"Prompto..."

"She was pretty cute though." Admitted Prompto resting an arm on his friend's shoulder, "What's her name?"

"Lightning."

"Lightning, huh? Don't hear a name like that everyday. So..."

"So...what?"

"Do you think I stand a chance?"

The question earning him an eye roll from his friend, "Seriously?"

"Seriously, I mean if you weren't flirting with her she's fair game, right?"

Noctis said nothing, only letting out a heavy sigh in response before shoving his hands into his pocket and beginning his walk back in the direction from which they had came.

X

"Light!" Lightning had barely made it through the door to her quarters when her sister called in the middle of the afternoon demanding an answer as to why, "You didn't call me!"

"I was meaning to, I just..."

"It's fine I'm not upset, it just would have been nice to hear from you sooner. But I guess from now on you'll be on a pretty tight schedule. "

"I guess so."

"You sound enthusiastic!" Stated the younger Farron sarcastically, "Got something exciting planned this next week?"

"Not really, I'm on patrol everyday next week except for Thursday."

"What's on Thursday?"

"I'll be at a conference."

"Sounds fun."

"If by fun you mean completely dull, then sure."

The two of them laugh uncomfortably followed by Serah deciding that she'd rather change the subject.

"Have you spoken to Cid." She took a moment to clear her throat before continuing where she had left off, "You know since you arrived?"

"I have, but I was a bit occupied when he called."

"Are you busy now?" Asked Serah.

"Not particularly."

"You could call him now."

"I suppose so..."

"Good, I'll talk to you later, sis." And with that she hung up the phone before even waiting for Lightning to respond to her farewell.

For a while Lightning only stared at the mobile device in her hand, why was she so reluctant to speak with her own Fiancé? It was difficult to pinpoint an exact reason. Perhaps she felt it would be easier leaving him behind if she just distanced herself a little bit, maybe she just felt guilty.

Scrolling through her contacts until she finally reached his number, she decided to take her sister's advice and clicked on his name.

She counted it ring about twelve times before it sent her to voicemail. He was most likely busy, assuming he would call her again when he had the chance she hit the end call button with her thumb. She didn't really see any practicality in leaving a message, it wasn't like she had anything important to tell him.

Originally, I wasn't even going to update this I just re-posted it for nostalgic purposes. I'm not sure how I feel about this second chapter just because to me it seems pretty uneventful but to get into certain events that I want in this story I'm going to need a build up.

Also thank you 'Labybug' for pointing out I had a repeating section, of course I did not do it on purpose. It must have occurred when I added the original chapter 2 to chapter 1.