*This story is meant to be a bit more lighthearted than my other stories. Please don't take it seriously :) Thanks to Rsasai for some tips with this chapter.

Ignis tried his best to concentrate on driving on their way to the waterpark. He really did. However, the scene in the back seat was rather distracting. Not only was Ignis mildly concerned about what Gladio's body oil might be doing to the leather seats, but Prompto looked like he might pass out at any moment from sheer anxiety. In the rearview mirror Ignis watched as Gladio made small talk and Prompto kept fumbling over his words.

The windows were open, so Gladio kept having to lean in closer to Prompto to hear him over the sound of the passing traffic outside. "What's the name of this water park again?"

"T-Tsunami," Prompto stuttered. Ignis had never seen the blonde so nervous before. Then again, he'd never seen Prompto on a date before. He and Noctis had just gone from friends to a couple gradually over time. There was no actual 'dating' involved. Ignis imagined that the poor boy had no clue what he was doing. Next to a *ehem* seasoned person such as Gladio, it must be intimidating.

Ignis looked over to Noctis, half dozing in the passenger seat.

Speaking of nervous…

When the prince implied finding a second boyfriend for himself and looked meaningfully at his advisor Ignis was -for once- at a loss for words. Ignis had to have read the situation wrong… or perhaps he was dreaming. He had known Noctis since he was six, and somewhere along the line, roughly when he was twenty, Ignis had begun developing feelings for his ward.

It was inappropriate. Beyond inappropriate for a royal advisor to have harbor some of the thoughts and emotions that visited him in the wee hours of the night. Which was why he'd never acted on them. It was almost a relief when Noctis began dating Prompto, taking away even the option that Ignis and Noct could be more.

Part of Ignis was envious…okay a big part, but he was relieved too. Things were easier that way. So long as His Highness was happy, that was all that mattered. Temptation gone Ignis had redirected his energy back into work.

Ignis looked to his right before taking the exit and for a moment green eyes locked with deep blue. Noctis winked at him.

The temptation was back. With a vengeance.

The wheels hit the grooved edge of the road before Ignis managed to pull it back into the lane. "Whoa, Ignis," called Gladio from the back seat. "You alright?"

Ignis gripped the wheel tightly as he kept his eyes forward. "Yes, I'm fine. Apologies." He cleared his voice. "We'll be arriving momentarily."

Noctis stifled a laugh.

Ignis took a deep breath and tried to unclench his shoulders. If this was what Noctis wanted, he would go along with it, but cautiously. The level of scandal this could awaken was not something Ignis was willing to deal with, nor having to explain it to the king.

Another bead of sweat rolled down the side of Prompto's face. It was hot out, but having his crush crammed into the back of Noct's car alongside him, mostly naked and oiled up like he was ready for a photo shoot made it ten times hotter. Gladio kept leaning over to talk to him, which would be fine if Prompto wasn't sporting a chub the entire drive.

This was ridiculous. This was a terrible idea. He was in way over his head. He was going to make an ass of himself and Gladio was going to laugh at him. Abort, abort, abort.

When Ignis slowed to take the off ramp Prompto briefly wondered if he could survive jumping out of the car at this speed. Maybe if he tucked and rolled…

Something cold touched Prompto's bare shoulder. He turned to see Gladio holding out a chilled bottle of water from his cooler bag. "You'd better hydrate. It's gonna be a hot one today."

Prompto took the water. "Thanks," he said before taking a large sip, letting out a sigh as the icy water cooled him from the inside out. Gladio smiled at him before taking a swig of his own water and returning his gaze to the road.

Taking a deep, slow breath, Prompto felt his anxiety melt away. Noctis trusted Gladio. Trusted him enough to be willing to share Prompto with him. He wouldn't have set this whole thing up if he thought Gladio would be an ass.

The car rolled to a stop and Prompto got out, the late morning heat already coming off the blacktop like a furnace. A loud roar of water diverted Prompto's attention to the park in front of them and all the remaining anxiety in his freckled body was replaced with childlike excitement. A geyser of water shot a hundred feet into the air forming a rainbow when the sun hit it. Beyond it were multicolored slides and tubes that rose up so high Prompto had to crane his neck to see them all. Over the roar of the water he could hear the laughs and screams of the patrons who'd arrived before them.

"Prom! You coming or what?" Noctis called toward the main entrance.

"Oh…Yeah!" He ran to catch up.

The place was packed. Not surprising considering how hot it was out. "What's first on the itinerary?" Ignis asked after they'd stowed their extra items in the lockers.

Noctis and Prompto looked around while Gladio laughed at the strategist. "Iggy, we're at an amusement park. There is no itinerary."

Prompto caught sight of a splash park next to the food court. It had giant water guns, containers full of water balloons, and an oversized bucket that periodically dumped about five thousand gallons of water on the patrons below. The best part was, there was no line. "How about the splash park to start?" Prompto offered.

Noctis smiled. "Race you there," he said before taking off across the food court.

Prompto sprinted to catch up, his sandals slowing him down substantially. "No fair, you got a head start!"

Ignis yelled something behind them about not running on pavement, but they'd already gotten there before the advice could be used. Noctis made a b-line for one of the water guns while Prompto grabbed two balloons, heaving one at his boyfriend and triumphantly getting him square in the back of the head. Noct laughed back at him before swiveling the turret on its pedestal and firing a stream of water directly at him. Prompto managed to dodge most of it, but he still got hit with enough to soak his head. Hair style ruined, Prompto loaded his arms up with balloons before taking cover behind a low wall provided for just such a purpose.

They volleyed back and forth for a few moments before a water balloon struck Prompto in the back. He turned and found Gladio smiling at him, already winding up for another throw.

The four of them alternated between balloons and water guns until Ignis got a hold of an oversized hose and doused the lot of them. Shaking the water out of their hair the three of them teamed up, grabbing as many water balloons as they could carry and took off after Ignis. Their efforts were valiant, but the strategist was fast. He managed to dodge most of the balloons before stopping suddenly. Gladio approached from the front while Noctis and Prompto flanked him.

"You're in for it now," the prince said deviously as he closed the distance.

Gladio had an extra-large balloon held aloft while Prompto was holding a small bucket filled to the brim with water. "No way out, Specks," the shield threatened, lifting the balloon for the final blow.

Prompto's hands gripped tighter on the bucket. "Caught you."

Ignis only smirked, stopping everyone in their tracks. "Oh, no," he mocked, "Whatever will I do?"

There was a splash of water from above and the creek of a hinge. The three of them looked up to see the massive bucket tip and dump a deluge of water onto all four of them. The force of it knocked Prompto right off his feet and onto the padded ground below. Before he managed to get back up Ignis was laughing. Actually laughing. Prompto wasn't sure he'd ever heard the advisor make such a noise before.

He looked up as Gladio laughed too and pointed at Noct who, at the moment, looked like a drowned cat. The laughter was infectious, and soon they were all cackling like idiots hard enough for their sides to hurt.

Ignis pushed his soggy bangs out of his eyes and looked over his shoulder to his prince. "You were right Noct," he laughed again. "It seems I am still capable of having 'fun'."