Pardon the delay in this story. I'm a nurse (please do not leave any comments in reference to my job) so I've been working a LOT of hours and I've been spending most of my free time playing video games or watching movies. I hope you enjoy this mini-chapter! Stay safe everyone :)


Lunafreya shifted under the blanket and immediately felt the ache throughout her body and behind her eye. She winced and squinted her eyes, trying to will herself back to sleep. But her throat was dry and her stomach rumbled. She shifted carefully onto her back and stared up at the ceiling as sleep drifted away. The Leide heat was penetrating the small trailer and she rolled the blanket off her upper body, not yet having the energy to kick it off her legs.

"Morning." Noctis's voice called. Lunafreya looked beside her and realized that yes, indeed, Noctis was awake before her.

"You roused early." Her voice sounded hoarse and she swallowed and cleared her throat to try and clarify her voice. "What rare event should I attribute this to?"

"Nothing rare. Just Ignis getting on my case. There's coffee and some breakfast. I can re-heat the food for you and Ignis made sure to put some Ebony in a thermos for you and I showed excellent self restraint not filling it with cream and sugar and downing it myself to give you my share of some instant stuff." Noctis explained. Lunafreya's hunger intensified and she rolled her good arm to push herself up into a sitting position.

"What did he prepare this morning?"

"Cid let him use his kitchen so he made some pancakes and bacon. But other than coffee nothing to drink with it, guess milk and juice are in low supply unless you want to go milk a garula."

"I shall suffer on water and coffee alone." Lunafreya answered with a smirk. She shifted the blanket aside but Noctis held up his hand.

"Doesn't breakfast taste extra good in bed? Ignis can yell at us about crumbs later."

"More so if there's a strapping young prince in said bed." Lunafreya pat the spot beside her.

"Happy to oblige." He crossed his arm over his waist and bowed to her, getting a giggle and rolled eyes. "Though a gentleman takes a lady for dinner prior to joining her in her bed."

"As a Lady should only accept a gentleman's offer of a polite meal, though this Lady could do well with some company." Noctis bowed again, and turned his attention back to the stove. He held a hand over it but it wasn't quite hot yet.

"My dad would kick my ass if I don't treat you properly first." He answered.

"As though you have ever failed to be naught but the perfect gentleman?"

"Warping throughout her house until he scares the crap out of her appearing out of a wall?"

"Just so." She nodded, and they both laughed.

"You sleep well?" He asked and checked the heat of the stove again. It felt warm, but still far from hot. But he dropped her pancakes into it anyway just needing to make them warm. Lunafreya shook her head, which he only saw from the corner of his eye and turned to her, humming a curious note and she shook her head again.

"Nightmares. Possibly the alcohol." Lunafreya shrugged, picking at the lint in the blanket.

"Nothing to do with the fact we looked directly into the maw of hell last night?" Noctis asked. Her face fell and she picked harder at the lint.

"Nothing at all." She answered. She cleared her throat, blinking hard and looked up. "My head is still haunting me. May I have that thermos of coffee? I'd fetch it myself but it seems I've been sentenced to a full morning in bed."

"Huh? Oh. Yeah." He grabbed the thermos and walked the few steps to Lunafreya and held it out to her.

"Thank you." She smiled. She popped off the cup and held the thermos between her knees to unscrew it, and then held the cup between her knees to pour herself a cup, and balanced the thermos to screw the cap back on.

"Could have asked for help. Last thing you need is second degree burns." He told her. She shrugged, and brought the cup to her lips. Her eyes widened and she lowered the cup licking at her lips rapidly. She tried again more carefully and savored the taste of the bitter liquid. They talked while Noctis flipped and poked at her food, setting each on a plate until all three were warmed and dropped a pat of fake butter on top and a small container of syrup-flavored liquid sugar. He resisted the temptation to take a bite of her bacon and handed the plate and a fork to her before he climbed into the bed beside her.

"Rather surprised that Ignis did not include fruit in this meal." she observed.

"We ran out and there's none at the store. Takka ran out too." he explained. She shrugged and opened the syrup pack to soak her pancakes and cut into it.

"Here," she turned the plate to hold out the strips of bacon to him.

"Oh right! Here I thought I was being a gentleman not eating them on you." Noctis chuckled. He gladly took her bacon and bit into it, glad it was still crisp despite being cold. She ate quickly, surprised by just how hungry she was now that she actually had a bite of food in her. Noctis took her empty plate and placed it in the sink and hopped back onto the bed.

"Now, my Lady, I am all yours." He reached for her hand and lifted it to plant a kiss across her knuckles. When he let her hand down she lifted it again to rest it against his cheek,

"You are quite the gentleman this morning but I think I prefer my scruffy prince." She whispered and let her hand slide into the hair at the back of his head to tug him towards her so she wouldn't have to lean into him. Her lips captured his, sighing through her nose tickling his cheek. He braced himself on his hands as he leaned into her. Her tongue licked his bottom lip, her teeth catching it between them and bit just hard enough for a delightful pressure that shot straight down his stomach. Lunafreya pulled a little harder on his hair and he drew back from the kiss, rebalancing himself.

"I don't want to hurt your arm or anything." Noctis explained.

"I'll let you know if something hurts." she replied and placed her hand on top of his, running her thumb over his fingers. He shifted his hand so they could link their fingers. "Besides. Isn't sex supposed to be a great pain killer?" She saw pink dust Noctis's cheeks and the tips of his ears. He smirked at her, shifting in the bed to sit more comfortably and closer to her.

"Tough if I can't lean on you." he answered her.

"You have more assets than the one in your pants." She replied and bit her bottom lip and tried her best to give him a seductive look with her head tilted down and looking up at him. It seemed her answer was satisfactory as his lips crashed against hers again. His arms held himself up on either side of her legs. She started to lean back, weaving her hand through his hair again balling her fist to tug at his hair and he gave an appreciative moan against her mouth. He leaned over her carefully so as not to put any of his weight against her, and she had her injured arm wrapped over guarding her ribs. "Is anyone bound to interrupt us this time?" she asked.

"Naw thought ahead and locked the door. But gotta admit… I just didn't want someone kicking down the door and waking you up. But mission accomplished." He shrugged. She smiled,

"Good." and leaned back up to kiss him again. His tongue parted her lips and she opened her mouth and returned in kind, wanting to taste and savor the kiss. Her breathing quickened and her hand grazed over the side of his neck and started running over his skin. He leaned his weight to free a hand found the hem of her shirt, bunching it so he could slide his hand beneath. His hand felt warm and she wanted to squirm and arch her back into his touch but a sharp pain in her ribs made her wince and keep herself still. His fingers traced slowly, rubbing circles with his thumb, moving higher and cupped her breast, pinching her nipple between his thumb and forefinger. She gasped and broke the kiss,chest rising and falling with her rapid breathing.

"No bra?"

"When did I have a chance to put it back on?" she asked in a strained voice. He pressed his palm against her breast, fingertips and thumb digging into her and massaging her breast in his hand. She bit her lip and tilted her head when his lips came down to her neck and planted a kiss. He opened his mouth for the next kiss, sucking lightly at her neck. She had a fleeting thought about him leaving a mark but when his teeth bared down against her skin and pulled lightly, sense left her with another gasp. She reached up with her good arm, flinching when she first tried to lift the injured one and presssed it back down against her chest. The pain faded nearly immediately when he bit her again as he gave her breast a firm squeeze. Noctis drew back and caught her eye for a moment, smirking at her flushed cheeks. Warmth shot through her stomach, settling between her legs making her press her knees together as she thought about how she could relieve the growing tension and thought about his massaging fingers and if she should grab his wrist or not.

"Think it's time I used those assets you mentioned?" He asked.

"Oh, certainly is" She replied, the tension between her legs growing. Her heart was racing and making her head throb and pulse more intensely in her ears. She tried to keep her breathing shallow but focusing on anything other than the tension between her legs was difficult.

"I should get that shirt of first." He murmured to her as his lips came down to her ear again. His free hand gripped the hem of her shirt but she reached down herself and started shimmying it up her torso. Noctis helped her slip out her good arm, pull it over her head, and slide it carefully around her fractured limb. "Shit" Noctis cursed, sitting up. "I didn't know your ribs looked that bad!" he gestured at her side and she looked down at herself.

"Please worry not. It looks far worse than it feels. " She assured him. His brow was lined and he was frowning at her and she had a sudden memory of their reunion in Altissia. "Honestly."

"If you insist." He let the subject drop and tried to set his mind back on task and regain the lost momentum from the shock of seeing how bruised her side was. She grabbed her shirt out of his hand and threw it over the foot of the bed, gripping the back of his neck and pulled him into her for a kiss, passing her tongue past his lips and savoring the taste of him. He let out a startled moan against her mouth and followed her tugging.

"What about your shirt?" she asked in a deep voice, locking eyes with him when she broke the kiss. He grinned, drawing back and sitting on his knees. He flexed his arms and looked between them.

"Just can't get enough of my sexy muscles?" He asked. Lunafreya was on her back smiling up at him, stretching her legs and brushing her socked foot against Noctis's bare. She thought about him standing in front of that stove barefoot and felt more heat in her cheeks at the image of him doing it again but naked save for an apron. She forced the odd little fantasy away and smiled as he reached down slowly for the hem of his shirt and tried to pull it off in a flourish but the fabric didn't agree with his plan. He couldn't roll his shoulder the right way and it bunched up under his chin, halfway removed and stuck over his face.

Lunafreya laughed while he freed one arm and pulled the shirt off, tossing it aside. His already messy hair stood on end from the static built up by the shirt and her laughing intensified. It hurt to laugh but she couldn't hold back. his hair was sticking out and she wanted to stick a balloon onto his head to complete the picture.

"Your hair looks as though you decided to lick an electrical outlet"

"What?" He reached up to his head and felt how far his hair was sticking out. He grunted and roughly fussed his hair, running his fingers through it several times until it looked remotely tame.

"Oh you really are my scruffy prince."

"Does that mean I can call you my bed-head betrothed?" he asked her.

"Fortuitous fiancee?"

"Waskaly wife-to-be?"

"We are truly the most beautiful couple in all of Eos." She chuckled.

"Sexiest ever." he concurred.

"Now you must prove to me that you have the abilities to match such a reputation." She raised a hand to wag his finger.

"I like a challenge." he replied. He reached to cup her face and give her a kiss before he drew back and hooked his thumbs around the waist of her pants. She tried to lift her hips to make the task easier, wincing a bit but Noctis missed the gesture, focused instead on the slow exposure of pale skin as he took her clothing down. She bent her knees and lifted her ankles so he could slide it off of her, reaching behind him to drop her pants. He reached for her right leg first, sliding one hand behind her ankle the other behind her knee. He bent forward and planted a kiss on the inside of her knee sliding his hands achingly slow up her leg, peppering her thigh with kisses. When he reached the top of her thigh, her undergarments the last barrier keeping her from feeling him tease that now near unbearable tension, he kissed her thigh harder and she reached both hands down and ran them through his hair and whispered his name.

Noctis let go of her leg, kissing just above her panty-line and hooked his fingers around the elastic of her undergarments and started to slowly slide them down her legs. That too was discarded and he shifted his weight to settle himself between her legs. He started again, teasing her with slow kisses on her inner thighs. He had one palm against her lower abdomen, the other on her hips and she nearly wanted to curse with her growing desire and Noctis's damnable teasing. But the hand on her abdomen started to slide lower and she shifted her hips in anticipation of contact.

His fingers brushed her and she released a long sigh which hiccuped into a gasp when his tongue brushed her between where he had his fingers teasing her. Her head lolled back and she massaged Noct's scalp. The throb in her arm and her ribs faded away as sensations swelled throughout her. Bliss took over, and Noctis rested his head on her stomach as she came down from her high, eyes closed and wishing she could go back to sleep or roll in the bed with Noctis for the rest of the day. But a harsh knock on the door shook the trailer and had her rolling herself into a log in the sheets while Noctis hastily drew himself off the bed and pulled his pants back on.

"One second!" He called, stumbling over to the door and glanced to make sure Lunafreya had herself properly covered before clicking the lock and pushing the door open. "Hey."

"Hey sleepyhead. It's getting late. Ignis wants you guys dressed and ready to run." Prompto thumbed over his shoulder. "Next arm is at the balouve mines. Too bad we can't get helmets with little lamps to run around with!"