A Little Spark Ignited
Normal P.O.V
It nearly took about 45 minutes to the haven and the others started to set up camp, Ignis with the help of Noctis gently took Scarlet off his back and placing her on the ground and Ignis started to work on her leg. He took the wrap off her leg and looked at her, it looked like the Sabertusk got her leg pretty good, but as least it wasn't bleeding anymore thanks to that wrap that he placed on her leg.
" Is it that bad, Ignis?" Scarlet asked and he looked at her and he shook his head no and she breathed out a sigh of relief since that was good news, he grabbed a bottle of potion from his back pouch and opened it and then he hesitated about pouring it on her leg, he didn't want to hurt her anymore then she already was till he felt a hand touch his hand and he looked at the hand and then saw it was Scarlet and they stared at each other for a while and then she nodded her head letting him know that it was okay and that he should just do it.
" Okay, I'm sorry for this." Ignis said as he looks back down at her leg and then started to slowly pour the potion on her leg. Scarlet winced in pain and closed her eyes tightly. Ignis stopped for a moment, but he knew that he needed to get it down so he poured the rest of the potion on her leg and then placed the bottle on the ground and looked at the wound to see it close up. He grabbed a cloth and started to wipe off any remaining blood that was still on her leg and once he was done he looked at the wound and it was closed but he knew that it would leave a scar on her leg.
" How does it look, Ignis?" She asked as she tired to look at her leg, which when she looked at it, yes it left a scar but it wasn't that bad.
" It's going to be fine now, thanks to that potion. But as you can see it had left you another scar." Ignis said as he got up to his feet and goes over to help the others finish with the rest of the camp. As Scarlet watched them finish up, she looked back down at her leg with the new scar on her and she started to trace the scar with her finger and she had a smile on her face and then she looked back up at the guys and she noticed that they were done.
She looked over at Gladio and noticed that he was leaving and she knew what he was going to do out there which was hunting for food and she looked over and Noct and Prompto and noticed them playing on their phones, they were playing Kings Knight, which she loved to watch them interact with each when one of them won. It would make her giggle.
Then she looks at Ignis as he was getting everything ready for the dinner that he was about to make whatever Gladio will be bring in from the hunt. She got up from the ground and goes over to Ignis and asks, " Hey Ignis, when you start making dinner can I help you?"
" Can you cook Scarlet?" He asked as he turned his head to her and she got up from the ground and goes over him and she nods her head and he smiled a little as well and she goes over to the set up table and noticed that there was Anak Meat and Lucian Tomato and she tried to remember the name of the recipe and then it finally came to her.
" How about we make Healthy Cutlet with Tomato Sauce, Ignis?" Scarlet asked as he was getting the stove ready and he stopped a little and then he looks over at her and nodded his head to it. She smiled and grabbed the knife and started to chop up the ingredients and she handed them over to Ignis so that he can start cooking. As she was cutting a few more things that goes with the meal, she looks over at him as he was cooking and she noticed that he had really good cooking skills, he was awesome in every way. She looks back at the last thing that she was cutting up which was the chicken and she goes over to him and hands them the chicken, but what she didn't except was that was when they lightly touched their hands and they froze and they looked at each other.
Both Scarlet and Ignis had a hint of pink under their cheeks and she moved her hand away from him and looked away with a deeper blush that appeared on her cheeks while Ignis turned back to his stove and added the rest of the ingredients. She looked back at him and then smiled when he was finished with the meal, she remembered that the Healthy Cutlet with Tomato Sauce was his favorite and she started to blush even deeper then was she earlier.
' I can't believe that I just helped make his favorite meal, that's all he had with him when were out there. Does this mean that no - I...I can't fall for him, there's no way.' She thought to herself as Ignis starts putting everything together on plates for everyone and once he was done, he takes them over to the guys and handed each of them a plate. And she was brought out of her thoughts when she noticed a plate in front of her and she looks over to see who it was and it was Ignis waiting for her to take her plate.
She nodded her head to him and smiled at him as she took the plate and she sat down with the others and started to eat while listening to the guys tell stories and talk about the times they had some fun times. Prompto took another bit of the food, and he smiles as he looked at Ignis and Scarlet, " This is really good guys. Scarlet, I didn't know that you could cook?"
" Yea, I cooked a lot for my family. I learned how to cook by my mother. She was the best cook out of all my family." She said as she took another bit of the food.
" Well I think that you and Ignis should cook more together." Gladio said as he got up from his seat with his empty plate and goes over to the others and took their plates and took it over to the stand where Ignis can clean the plates and he went back to his seat.
" That would be up to him, not me. Well I'm going to bed now, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Scarlet said as she got up and placed her empty plate on the stand as well and goes over to the tents and her tent was over to the right, but what she didn't know is that there was a set of eyes watching her as she disappeared into her tent.
The next morning, the sun was shining through one of the flaps of the tent and it hit her eyes and she slowly opened her eyes and she notices that it was early morning and that she had to get up every soon, so she sat up from the sleeping bag and stretched her body awake.
She rubbed her eyes a little bit as she started to get up and she walked over to the flap and opens it to see the outside and if anyone was awake as well. She looked at the sky, which had the shade of red and then it started to faded into orange and then to blue and she smiled at what she saw. Then she heard a groan behind her and she turned her head to see who came out of the guy's tent.
It was Noctis, and she remembered that he really doesn't like to be up early in the morning. But she was surprised to see him up, " Good morning, Noct." She said.
" Morning, Scarlet." He said as he yawned and waved at her. She could really tell that he was still half asleep and she just shock her head and giggled at him a little.
" Is everyone else still asleep?" She asked him after she was done giggling at him and looked at the tent and then back to him.
" Ignis and Gladio went to go get a few things, while Prompto is in the tent right now getting his camera and his stuff ready before we leave." Noct said as he stretched his body and right when he said that Prompto came out and noticed that Scarlet was awake and standing right next to Noct.
" Oh!, hey Scarlet. How did you sleep last night?" Prompto asked as he walked over to them.
" I slept really good. Thank you very much, so what's going on here?" Scarlet asked as she looked over at him.
" Oh yea, I asked him if he can help me with something this morning." Prompto said as he scratched the back of his head. At first she just looked at him confused, when she noticed a shade of pink on his cheeks and that was when she realized what he was talking about it was to get a picture of Cindy, but she didn't show it since she told herself that she wasn't going to tell them.
" Well do you need any help?" She asked him as she looked at Prompto and he nodded his head with a smile on his face and she could tell that he was excited and that put a smile on her face and she looked over at Noct and all he did was shrugged his shoulder as a yes but he did have a smile on his face though.
" So, what are we doing anyway?" Scarlet asked as she started to stretch her body out to get it of all sleepiness out of her body.
" Well, what we are about to do is not a 'thing'. It's a picture." Prompto said as he started to walk a head of them.
" A picture? Really Prompto?" Noct asked as he looked at him as he followed behind him along with Scarlet.
" In honor of the grease-monkey goddess." Prompto said in a dreamy kind of manner. As he turned his head to look at both of them.
" Let me guess who it is Prompto? Is it the grease-monkey goddess is Cindy?" Scarlet asked as she came closer to Prompto to see his smile get bigger.
" I thought about it. I wanna express my love on film." He said which made both Scarlet and Noct a shade a pink on their cheeks. Prompto noticed them and started to laugh at them.
" That's not funny!" Both Noctis and Scarlet yelled at Prompto who just laughed at them even harder and then they both calmed down and then looked at him weirdly and then he stopped laughing and noticed the way they looked at him now.
" No, no, no- not like a stalker or something." He exclaimed in a pain shaking his hands. " Just an innocent display of affection." He said with another smile on his face.
" I think we understand Prompto." Scarlet said as they arrived at the cliff that faced Hammerhead from far away.
" So, first we find a spot overlooking Hammerhead. Then, we bow our heads in deference to the garage of our Goddess." Prompto explained his plane as he bowed his head towards Hammerhead.
" You wanna go all the way to the garage? Why don't you just ask for a picture?" Noct asked him with a confused look on his face.
" No way! That would be creepy!" Prompto exclaimed as he looked at Noctis while Scarlet just shook her head of what Noctis said.
" Well, even if you didn't ask her for a picture up front. Don't you think that taking it from a distance is the right thing. But I have no room to talk, I did the same thing with my little sister, so to me it's normal." Scarlet said as she was looking over at Prompto who was trying to find a great spot to take the picture.
" I can't believe you had me waking up this early for a picture, that you can get anywhere you want." Noct said with a groan.
" If your really in love with Cindy. Why don't you just tell her how you feel?" Scarlet asked as she came over to Prompto.
" We're on hallowed ground, Noct and if you don't start showing some proper respect, you're gonna have gonna have a bad time, Noct! " Prompto yelled and then he looked over at Scarlet.
" Scarlet it'e really hard for me to tell her that." He said as he looked back at Hammerhead.
" Yeah, wouldn't want that, would we?" Noct asked as he shook his head and once he was done he looked at his friend.
" Hey, give him since credit. He's trying his best." Scarlet said as she goes over to him and crossed he arms.
" You've got to be kid-" Noct was about to finish till he looked at her and he froze in place when he saw her evilly glaring that him, which made him not finish what he was going to say.
" I got this!" Prompto said cheerfully. The view from where they were on the hill towards Hammerhead was very beautiful. " First, to pay my respects." He said as he bows again gracefully and being a gentleman. " O Great Garage, Home to the Goddess of the Gears, tha-" he continued talking as he praised to Cindy.
" Morning guys." A voice came up from behind them which everyone turns around to see Cindy standing there with a smile as she looked at them.
" C-Cindy?!" Prompto exclaimed in shock as he saw her suddenly there and not at the garage.
' She got here right in time.' Scarlet thought with a smile on her face and she crossed her arms a crossed her chest.
" You're not supposed to..." Noct said as his words were just stuck in his throat when he saw her.
" Just on one of my early mornin' hikes. Girls gotta stay fit, y'know!" Cindy said as she stretched her arms. Scarlet looked over at both at her friends and giggles at them for a little when she saw the looks on their faces except Scarlet. " Ain't it beautiful up here? One of my favorite spots." Cindy said with a smile on her face.
" So is Prompto's as well." Scarlet said to Cindy as she watched Prompto's face turn into a shade of red.
" Scarlet!" Prompto exclaimed in embarrassment.
" What's y'all doin' here?" She asked them as she looked at them.
" Us?" Prompto asked nervously. " Oh, well, you see..." He said nervously again. Scarlet could tell that Prompto was having a hard time and she looks over at Noctis as he was looking at her and they both nodded their heads to each other. Time to save Prompto.
" On a hike just like you." Noct whispered into Prompro's ear.
" On a hike. Just like you." He said as he was trying to make it sound like it was a coincidence. Then he crossed his arms and still had a smile on his face.
" Well, I'll be. Couple of early birds, ain't ya?" Cindy asked as she looked them all with a smile on her face.
" Oh, y'know." Scarlet came up to him and whispered into his ear and backed away from him as she looked at him hoping that he keeps his cool.
" O-oh y-y'know! I'm avid photog. When I get the chance, I'm off hiking and lacking pictures." He said as he was trying to impress her.
' Look's like he is doing a lot better then during the time I tried to do this part in the game.' Scarlet thought to herself with a smile on her face and looks over at Noct and gave him and thumbs up and he nodded his head but still had his eyes on Cindy, hoping that she wasn't watching them at all, which she wasn't.
" Fancy that. What's ya snappin' today, Mr. Cameraman?" Cindy asked with a smile on her face.
Scarlet knew what was about to be said, so she was trying to not laugh as she looked away hoping not to get noticed at all by Cindy.
" Your grandpa taking a nap." Noct whispered and Scarlet was having a hard time not trying to laugh at what she saw. Noct looked at her confused but then she just shook her head and that told him not to worry about it. It was a good thing that Cindy didn't even notice.
" Wanna catch ol' paw-paw taking a nap nap? Ah, Lol!" Prompto said with another grin on his face.
' Ha ha ha ha. He actually said it. That is the most funnies thing I heard Prompto say.' Scarlet thought in her mind with a smile on her face.
" Paw-paw?!" Cindy asked before she started to laugh. Scarlet gave Noct a thumbs up and he gave her his famous smirk. " That sounds funnier'n a moogle in a chocobo race. Lemme see." Cindy said with a smile which Prompto to smile.
Scarlet knew what to do next and she took a step forward and said, " I have an idea? How about you take a picture together?" She asked and Prompto looked at her with a confused look on his face.
" Yea, I think you should do it. Bet she'd look better with the two of you in the shot. What do you say?" Noct asked as he looked between the two of them.
" I, uh..." Prompto said nervously as if he didn't know what to do or what to say.
" That's a mighty fine idea!" Cindy said with a smile.
" Okay. Prompto hand me the camera so I can take the picture." Scarlet said as she goes over to him to take camera and take a picture of them.
" I, uh, have to take the picture." Prompto said nervously to Scarlet which made her roll her eyes and then she shook her at the fact that he didn't hear what she just said to him.
" That's why I'm here, Prompto. Now will you please hand me the camera, so I could take the picture." Scarlet asked as he pulled out the camera and then handed her the camera to her.
" Ok. Go over and stand next to Cindy." Scarlet told him as she dragged him over to where Cindy was standing and she went back to where Noctis was standing. She looked at Prompto and noticed that he was standing there awkwardly with a smile on his face. She knew he was happy but he was nervous to even get close to Cindy. So Scarlet goes over to him and whispers in his ear, " I know your scared right now but, don't worry. This is your chance to be closer to her and cherish the picture that your about to get."
He nodded his head and got a little closer to Cindy as Scarlet goes back to her spot and goes back in the position for the shot and Prompto and Cindy smiled and that was when she took the picture and Noctis came over to see the pic and he said, " Nice shot."
" Thank you." Scarlet said as hands over the camera back to Prompto.
" I have to go. See y'all later." Cindy said with a smile on her face as she looked up to the sky and then back at them.
" Take care of yourself Cindy." Scarlet said as she waved her goodbye.
" Later." Cindy said as she waved goodbye with a smile as she walks away. Scarlet looks back at the at the others and she even looked at Prompto who was very excited about the picture that he has on his camera now. Noct was very happy for his friend.
" I hope you like the picture." She asks as she continued to look at Prompto who looked back at her.
" To think the goddess graced us with her presence." Prompto said with a sigh as he put up his camera so that he didn't lose it. That picture meant everything to him.
" And what honor it was." Noctis said with a chuckle and with a smile. Scarlet turned back to where she saw Cindy leave to head back to Hammerhead and smiled.
" Come on guys, we need to head back." Prompto said as he started to head back to the camp site.
" You think that Ignis and Gladio are back yet?" Scarlet asked as she started to follow him with Noctis followed right behind them.
" They have to be by now." Noct said as they followed Prompto and Scarlet.
" All right mission accomplished." Prompto said as they walked in the camping grounds.
" Thanks to who?" Noctis said when he looked at him with Scarlet having a smile on her face.
" My hero." Prompto said as he places both of his arms on Noct's shoulder and Scarlet's shoulder, " And to are maiden in the group." He said with a smile on his face, and that made Scarlet smile as well, even though she didn't get enough sleep since she woke up herself but what happened early was just worth it.
When they entered the camp sight, Ignis and Gladio had everything ready to go and they looked up to see the others come back and then everyone started to head back to Hammerhead to see about their car. Scarlet watched the others as they started to talk to each other and goofing around which it made her smile. She then looked up at the sky and her smile went away, ' I miss you sis. I wonder what you are doing right now. I hope your doing okay.'
Ignis turned his head to notice the sad look on Scarlet's face and he wondered why she was sad, and was trying to figure out how to keep her happy and keep her safe along with Noctis and from what he could see from Noctis, is that he is seeing her as a sister and he could tell that he want's to protect her as well. He turned his head back in front of them and continued to look ahead of him.
When they made it to Hammerhead and Noctis goes over to Cindy and let's her know that everything is done and she nodded her head with a smile and was saying somethings to him but Scarlet couldn't hear them from where she was standing at. Then she noticed that Cindy went into the garage and that told her that she was getting the car.
As they were waiting Scarlet was a little hungry so walked towards the restaurant and she order something small to eat before they leave. Her order was ready and the cook handed it to her and she starts to eat, as she was eating she was thinking of what was coming next and she had to make sure she was ready for what was next. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear someone behind her and there was a voice that whispered in her ear," I know who you are."
Scarlet turns to see who that was, but there was no one there she looks around to see if anything was in their place which everything was. She turned her head towards the front of the door and saw Noctis walking in towards her. When he looked at her, he could tell something was wrong with her but he wasn't going to ask her unless she tells her himself and he asks, " Hey, Cindy has the car out of the garage if you want to see it?"
She nodded her head and paid for her food and followed Noct out of the restaurant. As she followed him she lowered her head and thought about what that person said, ' Why do I get the feeling like I heard that voice from somewhere before, but where. I don't know.' She shook her head to clear her thoughts when she saw the Regalia in perfect condition " Whoa." Was all she could as.
Her and the others walked over to the car as Cindy came over them, " Sorry 'bout the wait. Ain't she purdy?" She asked them with a smile as she placed her hand on the car.
" She's almost too pretty for the road." Gladio said as he crossed his arms and walked around the car.
" It's good to see you again, pretty girl." Scarlet said with a smile on her face as she walked up to the car and lightly patted it on the hood she turns to look at Noct's face and she could tell that he was happy to have the car back as well,after all it is his dad's car.
" She is back! We should all take a picture with her." Prompto said as he raised his camera in the air and everyone nodded their heads. Prompto goes over to Cindy and hands her the camera and he goes back to the others. Cindy waved at them to take their positions. Noct sat on the ground with his left arm on his left knee and Prompto was kneeling on the ground with his arm long ways like he was showing the car. Gladio leaned against the car with his hand while Ignis stood on the other side of the car with his arms crossed. Scarlet sat on the hood between Noctis and Prompto, she leaned back with her arms, they all smiled. Cindy took the picture and Prompto got up from where he was and rushes over to the picture. " All more reason to ride with care." Cindy added as she hands the camera back to Prompto.
" Everyone is here and everything is in the back. I dare to say we are ready to set." Ignis said as he walks over to the car and Scarlet nodded her head and she gets off the hood and she goes over to see the picture and she smiled at the picture.
" Oh and before I forget..." Cindy started causing everyone turned and concentrated on her. " Would y'all mind making a delivery for me?" She asked them hoping that they would say yes.
" No, not at all." Noctis said with a shrug of his shoulders.
" Perfect! Thought, you'd say yes, so I've already put it in the trunk. There should be a motel on your way to Goldin. If y'all wouldn't mind giving that to the owner that's be swell." She explained.
" Grandpa, like grandkid." Noctis said with a smile on his face and he shook his head.
" I think that it's very cute, don't you think." Scarlet said as he shrugged his shoulders and he goes back to the car. I look over at Cindy and she goes over to her and hugs her, " It was good to see you, and you better keep those boys safe."
" I'll make sure that. You take care." Scarlet said as I let her go and I started to head to the others.
" Don 't be a stranger." Cindy said as she waved her hand goodbye.
" We won't" Scarlet said as she turned back to her and waved her hand back to her and then she made it to the car where the others were
" Now that's all polished up and ready for the road, would you care to take her for a little test drive, Noct?" Ignis asked him as he stood in front of him.
" Not sure I've got what it takes." Noctis said as he scratched that back of his head.
" I see. Then, allow me to take the wheel." Ignis said and that was when everyone goes in the car. Prompto sat at the passenger's seat while Noctis and Gladiolus sat behind both Ignis and Prompto. With Scarlet in the middle between them " Everyone in?" Ignis asked as he closed the car door.
" Yes we are." Scarlet said as she leaned against the seat with her eyes closed.
" Let's hit the road." Gladio said as he got conformable in his spot as he looked over at the others till he looked out the side of the car.
" What's the forecast?" Noctis asked as he closed his door after he got sorted in his seat.
" Clear skies with the temperature rising." Ignis said as he started to car and started to drive away from Hammerhead.
" Nice." Noctis said as he nodded his head with a smile on his face as the wind blow through his hair.
" I haven't been in a car like this. This is so cool." Scarlet said as she closed her eyes and enjoys the wind that goes through her hair.
" To that we all agree." Noctis said as he had his eyes closed still and Scarlet smiled at the comment and everyone else smiled as well.
" Hammerhead is like no garage ever, y'know?" Prompto wondered out loud catching everyone's attention.
" One would expect no less of purveyors to the crown." Ignis said with his eyes on the road as he continued the drive.
" I'll miss it once this road trip's over with." Prompto said as he looked at all of them from his seat.
" Huh?" Noctis asked confused.
" Hammerhead is not that far away, Prompto. You can always go back and visit." Scarlet said as she looked at him with a smile on her face and Gladio nodded his head in agreement.
" She is right. There is no reason you can't pay them a visit any time you please. I'm sure Cindy will be glad to look after your car." Gladio said with a smile on his face.
Right when he said that Scarlet knew what was going to happen next and she was able to keep herself from laughing at what is about to happen right now.
" Oh, right." Gladio said with a smile on his face as he realized what he just said and he looked at Prompto.
" So that's what this is about." Ignis said as he had a smile on his face as he continued to drive down the road.
' Here it comes, this is going to be funny.' Scarlet thought in her head and she could see the look on Prompto's face.
" If you need, I can always lend you the Regalia." Noctis said and Prompto's eyes went slightly widen in realized what they meant.
" That would help you a lot Prompto, though we want her to focus on him and no one else and not the car." Scarlet said with a smirk on her face as she looked at Prompto's face.
" Whoa! No wait... It's not like that!" Prompto said interrupting them. " Thanks for the offer but once we're back in the Crown City. I think I'd better score my own wheels." He said with a smile as he got conformable in his seat.
" Sure, whatever you say Prompto." Scarlet said and then she got conformable in her spot and then her eyes slowly started to fall, but the next thing she knew, she felt a left arm pulling her towards the person and she close up to see who it was and it was Noctis and it made her smile. She also thought of him as a brother and she was hoping deep down that, even though they haven't known each other for long that he would consider her as his sister that he never had.
Hey guys, here is chapter four. I hope like this chapter. I'm very sorry for not posting anything for a while. I've been very busy lately, taking care of my father in law, cleaning house, taking care of the dogs and everything else that we do in this world today. But I will make sure that I will post more of this story and there will be other stories that I have planned. Thank you for reading and leave a comment and let me know what you think ok