A/N: So I'm back! With a part two which will definitely be the final part. I got this idea and it just spiraled from there. Thank you for all the feed back for part one. It means the world to me. I am unsure if if Noctiris is the official ship name for these twos but that seems to be what comes up when I Google. If anyone knows of another ship name please leave a comment and let me know :).
It had been several months since the dawn had come and the rebuilding of Eos was in full swing. After the Citadel was brought up to 'livable' standards, Noctis and his companions had relocated base operations back to Insomnia. The Crown City, which laid in ruins just a few short months ago, was now bustling with construction, the beginnings of what was to become the city's big rebuild.
At the forefront of it all was the chosen king himself, spending most of his days looking over plans and overseeing the rebuilding process himself. From the moment the sun rose again Noctis barely had a moment to himself. If he wasn't attending meetings he was on the ground, hammer in hand. If he wasn't attending to international matters, he was out traveling through Eos, listening to the citizens and what their needs were.
But on the rare occasion he did get a quite moment, they were usually spent with the one person he knew he could always rely on.
"Mmm when did you get so good at messages?" Noctis moaned as he laid back in his office chair.
Iris couldn't help but give a little giggle "I've always been good at them…you just never asked for one."
"If I had known you were this good I wouldn't have wasted my time and gil on that awful message in Galdin Quay." Noctis chuckled at the memory.
"Oh Prompto showed me the photo evidence of that one…but boy Noct you're tense…maybe you should take a break from things for a bit." Iris said with a concerned tone.
"I was trapped in a crystal for ten years…I think I got enough rest don't you think?" Noctis quipped.
Iris sighed "But you've been working nonstop since you got back…I'm just concerned. I don't want you work yourself to death."
As Iris went to adjust her hold on Noctis's shoulder she gave a small squeak as Noctis reached up and took hold of her wrist, pulling her around and down onto his lap.
Iris looked up at him with her amber eyes wide at his sudden movements "Noct what are you…"
Before she could finish Noctis leaned down and pressed his lips to hers in a soft, gentle kiss. Iris's protests seemingly forgotten as she closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck in response. Soon they parted as Iris's eyes fluttered open, her cheeks flushed.
"What was that for?" she said breathlessly.
Noctis gave her a smirk "You worry too much…"
'I can't help it you know…." Iris said smiling up at him.
"You're too good to me..." Noctis said as he brushed away a stay hair from her face.
Iris blushed "I think it's the other way around."
"Let's call it even…" Noctis said as he went to lean down to capture her lips once more.
Just as their lips were about to meet a knock could be heard at the door.
"Noct may I come in for a moment?" the voice said.
Iris quickly scrambled from her position on the kings lap and went to gather the paperwork that initially brought her to the kings office.
Noctis quickly adjusted his suit before answering "Yeah Specs come on in."
Ignis slowly opened the door and entered. Without even being able to see her he turned towards Iris's presence.
"Ah Iris…I apologize for interrupting your meeting with his majesty." Ignis said nodding towards her.
Iris waived him off "It's no biggie Ignis. I was just picking up some paperwork. See you later, your majesty."
Noctis nodded as Iris took her leave. He then turned his attention to his adviser who had now taken his seat at the chair in front of the kings desk.
"So whats up Specs?" Noctis asked him, folding his arms as he leaned back in his chair.
"How long do you expect to keep this up?" Ignis said suddenly.
Noctis looked back confused "Keep what up?"
"Your relationship with Iris a secret…especially from Gladio…" Ignis said sternly.
Noctis eyes widened in surprise "What are you talking about? Nothing is going on between Iris and…"
"Your majesty I may be blind but I am not blind. You and Iris have been engaging in a relationship for some time." Ignis explained.
Noctis sighed knowing he couldn't lie anymore "How long have you…"
"Since the night we arrived back in Lestallum. Gladio and Prompto may be oblivious but I certainly am not." Ignis smirked.
Noctis sighed shaking his head "I should be surprised but I'm not…why haven't you said anything?"
Ignis leaned back in his chair, folding his arms "I figured you two would come to us eventually…but I must say…it's been months."
Noctis groaned at his observation "I know…we'll tell the others, just you know when the time is right."
"Your majesty if I may…" Ignis interjected.
"Come on Specs you know I hate formalities." Noctis groaned again.
Ignis chuckled "Apologies, Noct, I don't mean to sound cliche but when will there ever be a right time? You know Gladio is bound to notice something sooner or later. He already suspects Iris is seeing someone."
Noctis sighed once more "You're right…I just wanted to keep Iris to myself for awhile before we announced anything officially. You know once the public knows we will barely get any privacy. I guess I just want to protect Iris from that kind of responsibility."
"I never said anything about announcing it to the public…Gladio is her sister…and your shield." Ignis lectured.
"Alright, alright I get it." Noctis said waving him off.
"Either way, I can understand you wanting to keep things private but you also haven't been around the last few years. Iris has become quite accustom to living her life in the public eye." Ignis reminded him.
"Right, the demon slaying…" Noctis said remembering his beloved's life before his return.
Ignis nodded "Yes, and she is already very much beloved by the public. But let me remind you that it is your choice to announce your relationship to them. No one will blame either of you for keeping it private."
Noctis nodded "Right…thanks."
Ignis then got up from his seat signaling his leave "If I may, I do suggest you plan on telling Gladiolus sooner rather than later. I'd detest to see him find out by catching you two in…a compromising position somewhere in the Citadel."
"Right, got it Specs." Noctis said with a smirk.
With that Ignis took his leave, leaving Noctis alone with his own thoughts. The king leaned back in his chair, running his fingers through his shaggy black hair. Deep down he knew Ignis was right, they needed to tell Gladio sooner rather than later before he discovered their relationship on his own.
A few nights later…
Noctis gave a content sigh as he came down from his post-coitus high, leaning down and pressing a soft, loving kiss to Iris's lips before rolling off and taking her in his arms.
"As much as I enjoy your enthusiasm, we gotta be more quiet you know. Gladdy's room is right across the hall." Iris said nuzzling into his chest.
Noctis leaned down and kissed the top of her head "Let him hear us, it's not like we haven't heard them in the throngs of passion."
Iris looked up at him with a shocked expression "Uh have you forgotten, he doesn't know about us yet. And I am pretty sure the last thing he would want to hear is his little sister being pleasured, uh, intimately by the king that he serves."
"So let's fix that then…" Noctis said casually.
Iris pulled away and sat up, clutching the sheets to her bare chest "Wait…you want to tell him?"
"Well, we have to eventually." he replied with concern.
Iris let out a heavy sigh "I know that...I just…wait you talked to Ignis didn't you?"
Noctis looked back surprised "Yeah how did you…"
"Damn I knew it. I knew he knew something was going on. Even being blind he can read me like a book." Iris said contemplatively.
Noctis laughed as he pulled her back down towards him "Ignis always had a sixth sense for these kind of things. But I feel kind of guilty not telling the big guy. Especially with his wedding coming up."
"Yeah I know…ok, we will tell him after the wedding." Iris said confidently.
Noctis smiled and kissed her lips gently "Then it's settled…I want him to know how important you are to me…how much I love you."
Iris blushed at his words "I know Noct, I love you too. But I better go, as much as I'd love to spend the night…"
"Then why don't you?" Noctis said waggling his eye brows.
Iris laughed as she climbed out of bed to get dressed "You know why silly, besides, I'll see you tomorrow anyways. We have that press conference about the Duscae improvement's remember?"
Noctis groaned "Yeah, yeah I know…"
As Iris slipped her shoes on she made her way around the bed and leaned in, giving him a peck on the lips "Love you…see you in the morning."
Noctis gave a sad smile as she made her way out "See yah…"
Iris closed the door to Noctis chambers and gave a heavy sigh as she started to make her way down the hall. She hated leaving him as much as he hated seeing her go. But as long as their relationship was under wraps, it was a step she needed to take. The last thing she wanted was for Gladio to…
"Hey, what are you doing all the way down here at this hour?" she heard a gruff voice say.
Iris was startled out of her thoughts as she looked up to see Gladio in his PJ's holding a glass of water in his hand.
Shit did he see me leave Noct's chambers? She thought to herself.
"Uh, nothing just couldn't sleep so you know…going for a walk around the Citadel…" she said nervously.
Gladio narrowed his eyes at her as if he didn't believe her "You couldn't sleep huh? You having nightmare's again?"
After the fall of Insomnia she would frequently have nightmares recounting the events that had unfolded around her, everything she had witnessed, scenes of possible ways her own father had perished during the attack. They plagued her for years, that is until Noctis came back.
"No…just anxious that's all. You know big day tomorrow with the press conference and all. And then the wedding next week…" she said trying to deflect her brother's thoughts.
Gladio frowned "I know you put a lot of hard work into that…you know if you are working too much I can always see if I can get Noct to lighten your load a bit. I don't want to see my little sister run herself into the ground."
Iris put a hand on his shoulder and gave it a squeeze "Don't worry I'm fine Gladdy…trust me ok?"
"Alright…but just tell me if it get's too much. You know I don't like being out of the loop on things." Gladio lectured.
Iris nodded "Right…night Gladdy!"
With that she took off down the hall towards the south wing where her quarters were. She quickly went into her room and closed the door, leaning against it as she calmed down from her encounter with Gladio.
"That was close…too close…" Iris sighed as she mad her way to her own bed.
The Next Day…
"In all I am very pleased with the progress of the rebuilding effort in Duscae. We still have a long way to go but as long as we continue to work together, I am confident Lucis will shine even brighter than it did before the darkness…thank you all." Noctis said bowing his head as the crowd of journalists clapped for him.
Before Noctis could blink, Ignis took his place before the podium, fielding several questions while Gladio whisked him away from the media scene.
"Well that seemed to go over well…" Noctis said as he loosened his tie.
Gladio looked over with a smirk "You sure know how to please a crowd. Who would have thought the moody introverted prince would turn into a king who could deliver a speech like that."
Noctis rolled his eyes "Yeah, yeah…besides, I had a lot of help. Iris put together a pretty riveting monologue for me."
"Yeah, she's good like that…just like dad was." Gladio said contemplatively.
As the two men arrived to Noct's office Gladio turned to him giving him a nudge "Well I'm gonna have to drop you off here. I got a training session to run and if I don't get there soon Cor will start without me and the last thing I need is for him scaring away all our new recruits."
Noctis smirked "Well if you want I could send him off on an extended mission to Gralea…I heard Aranea has her hands full with sorting things out there."
Gladio gave a deep chuckle as he gave Noct a pat on the back "Well I don't think I need to ship him off just yet…but I'll keep it in mind. See you later, majesty."
Noctis gave him a wave as he watched Gladio wander off down the hall towards the training rooms at the opposite end of the Citadel.
As he entered his office he couldn't help but smirk at the sight before him.
Iris looked up from the TV screen in the corner of his office and gave him a smile.
"Hey…" Noctis said as he approached her with a smile of his own.
Iris got up from her spot on the small couch he had in his office and approached him warmly "Hey yourself."
Once Noctis was close enough he pulled her to him happily and embraced her.
Iris smiled into he chest and wrapped her arms around him giving him a squeeze "You did great out there you know...you looked just like King Regis did when he gave his public addresses."
Noctis pulled away and looked at her with a shocked expression "Really? You think I did as good as he did?"
Iris nodded confidently "Yeah…definitely. I wouldn't be surprised if he was watching today too…I am sure he is proud of you Noct…we all are."
Noctis couldn't hide his happiness as he leaned down and gave her a loving kiss on the lips, startling her a bit. When they pulled away Iris looked up at him confused.
"What was that for?" she asked curiously.
"Just…thank you for always knowing the right thing to say." he replied brushing a loose strand of her now longer honey brown hair.
Iris blushed at his compliment as she took his hand in her's "Well it's true you know. You have become the leader Eos needs after ten years of utter hell."
"Well I couldn't do it all by myself, I've had help…Cor, Gladio, Ignis, Prompto…you." Noctis said looking deep into her eyes.
Iris gulped nervously "Me? How could I…"
Before she could protest Noctis cut her off "Your optimism is contagious, you always know the right thing to say to put everything in perspective…that speech you wrote today is proof. It was uplifting and commanding…it gave the hope the people of Lucis have been looking for with all the uncertainty rebuilding has brought. They were your words Iris…I just delivered them."
Iris was speechless not knowing what to say "I…uh…"
Noctis cupped her cheek as he pressed his forehead to her's "It's one of the many reasons I love you Iris Amicitia."
Iris couldn't help but smile as she fought back tears from his touching statement "I love you too Noct."
With that Noctis leaned down and captured her lips once more in a searing kiss. Iris unknowingly wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him in deeper as she pressed her lips along with his. Soon the two had to come up for air as Iris opened her eyes to see Noct's piercing blue ones starring back.
Noct sweetly leaned down and gave her a loving peck on the cheek that seemed to have brought her out of her daze.
Just as he was pulling away he gave her a playful smirk "I mean…the late night rendezvous help too."
Iris's eyes went wide before giving him a playful smack on the shoulder "Oh so that's it huh."
Noctis laughed as he pulled her towards him "Well what can I say…I'm a passionate lover."
"Oh you're passionate alright…" Iris added as Noctis went in for another kiss.
This time Noctis boldly slid his hands up the hem of her Crownsgaurd skirt, feeling the smoothness of her skin as their lips battled for affection.
"Hey Noct! I gotta show you these sweet shots I took at the press conference to…day…" Prompto said waving his camera as he barged in, trailing off as his eyes widened in shock at the scene before him.
Noctis and Iris quickly pulled away as they turned their attention to the blond who was standing in the doorway frozen.
"Jeeze Prompto what did I tell you about knocking?" Noctis said annoyed as Iris straightened her disheveled outfit.
Prompto frantically looked between the two struggling to form sentences "I…uh…sssorry for interrupting…"
Noctis narrowed his eyes "Prompto…"
"I…uh…nothing…carry on!" Prompto exclaimed nervously.
Now it was Iris's turn as she crossed her arms frowning "Prompto…"
Seeing that he wasn't going to escape so easily he gently kicked the door shut with his foot and turned to them "Listen….I uh saw nothing and…"
Noctis sighed "Prom you definitely saw something."
Prompto shook his head "Nope…nothing…I saw nothing…."
"Prompto I know you just walked in and saw Noctis and I…" Iris began but Prompto cut her off.
"Does Gladio know?" Prompto suddenly asked.
Noctis narrowed his eyes "What do you think?"
"Ohhh boy then I definitely want nothing to do with whatever is going on here. So for all intensive purposes I saw nothing…you two didn't just have your tongues down each others throat and Noct definitely didn't have his hand up your skirt." Prompto said pointing at them.
Noctis sighed heavily "Prompto just hear us out…"
"Sorry guys but could you imagine what would happen if Gladio found out I knew about this? This is too heavy for me. It's bad enough I walked in on Ignis and Aranea that time and they swore me to secrecy and…" Prompto ranted.
Noctis and Iris's eyes went wide at his revelation.
"Aranea and Ignis?" Iris said confused.
Realizing his mistake Prompto sighed "Damn it. Please Noct, Iris you gotta help me out…please don't tell Iggy and Aranea I told you what I saw…."
"As long as you agree not to say a word about what you just saw." Noctis said with a smirk.
"Trust me dude…the last thing I want is for Gladio to kill our King because of my loose lips. How long has this been going on anyways?" Prompto said crossing his arms.
Iris rubbed her arm nervously "Since the night you guys came back…"
Prompto's eyes widened "THAT long?!"
"Yeah yeah…listen, we are going to tell him after the wedding…just keep it between us for now." Noctis said wrapping an arm around Iris.
"Right…got it...you can count on me…like I said I know nothing." Prompto said confidently.
Noctis smirked "Good…now about Ignis and Aranea…"
The following week…
"You may now kiss the bride…" an elderly clergymen said as Gladio without hesitation pulled his bride towards him and giving her a kiss a little bit too passionate for the audience they were privy too.
"At-ta boy big guy!" Prompto cheered from behind his camera lens as he continued to snap pictures.
Iris looked on as her brother and his new wife pulled away, smiling into each others embrace. She gave a content sigh as she witnessed the happiness her brother was basking in. She was happy for him, and six knows he deserved it.
Just then out of the corner of her eye she noticed Noctis, standing besides her brother giving her the slightest wink as the new couple made their way back up the aisle. She couldn't help but blush as she followed suit, allowing Noctis to take her arm and guide her back up the aisle as well.
"Beautiful ceremony wasn't it?" Noctis whispered as they both smiled and waved as they made their way to the end of the aisle.
Iris nodded "It was…I am so happy for my brother. He's waited so long for this moment."
"Who would have thought the big guy would ever settle down." Noctis chuckled.
Iris playfully slapped his shoulder "Hey! I know my big brother used to be kind of a playboy but he's settled down over the years…it just takes finding the right girl."
"I guess you could say the same goes for women. You've settled down quite a bit these last few months." Noctis said slyly.
Iris rolled her eyes "Well yeah…not much fighting to do with the sun back."
Suddenly Noctis leaned in close to her ear to whisper "Maybe it won't be long before it's your turn walking down that aisle."
Iris almost gasped as she turned to Noctis in shock "Are you serious right now?"
Seeing they were approaching a narrow passage way Noctis quickly dragged Iris away from the bridal party, shielding them in the narrow walk way.
Iris looked up as Noctis towered over her, looking down at her with a serious face.
"Noct what are you…" before she could finish Noctis crashed his lips into hers, snaking his hand around her waist as they passionately embraced.
Iris was caught so off guard that before she could reciprocate Noctis broke the kiss and pressed his forehead to hers.
"Iris, I love you…and I know that now might not be the best time but when the time is right, I have every intention of going public with our relationship with the people of Lucis." Noctis breathed.
Iris gulped hard "Noct…you know if you make a statement like that everyone will assume that…"
"I have ever intention of marrying you." Noctis said finishing his sentence.
Iris stood silent for a moment, letting his words sit with her. Suddenly she shook her head and looked back up at him "Noct are you sure about what you are saying? I mean we are at a wedding after all and…"
"It's not the wedding. I've thought about this…for a long time. I love you and have every intention of making you my wife…my queen. Not right now…but I promise you, someday…and the first step will be telling your brother." Noctis explained.
Just as Iris was going to respond the couple turned their attention to the main hallway as they heard a booming voice calling to them.
"Hey Noct, Iris…where the hell are you?!" they heard Gladio's voice boom.
The two quickly separated as Iris adjusted her dress "Crap he can't see us together alone like this…at least not yet!"
Noctis pulled her hand as they walked towards the main hallway.
Iris looked up in confusion "Noct what are you…"
"Don't worry…just follow my lead." Noctis said smiling at her.
Just then Gladio stopped in front of them, arms crossed furrowing his brow "There you two are…wait what are you doing over here alone like this. Do you realize my new wife is about to have my head? We have to take pictures and Prompto's attention span can only last so long."
Noctis placed his hand on the shield's shoulder "Sorry bout that big guy. Just helping Iris find her earring."
"Right…you know all that time in the crystal gave Noct super clear eye sight." Iris said brushing off Gladio.
Gladio's eyes narrowed as he looked between the two "Right…well hurry up I'd like to get to the reception before it's over."
With that Iris gave out a sigh of relief as the two began to follow.
"See I told you." Noctis whispered to her.
Iris nodded, still slightly uneasy as she wasn't sure how much longer she could put up this charade.
Three Hours Later…
Noctis stood against the wall as he and Ignis observed the guests glide across the dance floor. Even without his sight Ignis could sense the happiness of the guests around him.
"Well…I'd say this was a rather successful event." Ignis said with a smile.
"I'd have to agree Specs. Everyone looks to be having a good time, and the bride and groom look happy." Noctis said pointing to the newlyweds who were gazing into each others eyes as if no one else was in the room with them.
"Wonderful…I guess even with my, limited capabilities I can still pull off a formal affair." Ignis added.
Noctis smiled at the adviser "Don't need sight to know how to have a good time Iggy…speaking of which why don't you get out their and have some fun."
"What? No…besides I don't even have a partner to dance with." Ignis said waiving off his suggestion.
Noctis smirked "I dunno…Aranea's looking pretty lonely over there."
Ignis almost choked on his drink at Noctis's suggestions "Why…why on earth would you suggest such a preposterous thing."
"I wouldn't call it too preposterous…well at least according to Prompto." Noctis said with a small laugh.
Realizing it was no use Ignis sighed "What exactly did Prompto tell you."
Noctis laughed "Enough…but to his credit he didn't mean to…he kind of blurt it out in a moment of panic after catching Iris and I in a compromising situation ourselves."
Ignis chuckled at has last comment "Well…it seems as though Prompto can levy himself quite the favor between the two of us."
"Yeah…but he won't." Noctis said knowingly.
Ignis nodded "This is true…majesty."
"So…for how long?" Noctis asked the adviser curiously.
"Since about seven years into the darkness…we aren't what you would call 'together', but we are together in every other sense of the word." Ignis explained with a smile.
Noctis chuckled "And here you are lecturing me."
"To be fair…the lady and I are not the royal entities. Our relationship would not be of any concern to the people of Lucis. There was never any reason for us to bring our coupling to light." Ignis said sipping his drink.
"I suppose you're right…either way I am happy for you Specs." Noctis said placing his hand on Ignis shoulder.
Just then out of the corner of his eye he saw Iris glide towards the back room, away from the continuing party. Noctis took this as his queue to excuse himself from his company with Ignis and make his way towards the direction he saw his love head.
As he made his way though the crowd, he made sure to be discrete, as to no gain any attention from the crowd and Gladio. Just before the rooms entrance he gave Aranea a knowing wink, leaving her with a confused and agitated look as he pushed opened the door.
There, standing in the middle of the empty conference room was Iris, glowing in the moonlight. Noctis smiled as she turned to him, tucking a piece of her flowing chestnut colored hair behind her ear.
"I was hopping you would follow me." she said with a smile.
Noctis approached her gently, taking her hand in his as he pulled her close to him.
"I've been waiting to dance with you all night." Noctis whispered to her as they began swaying.
Iris smiled into his embrace "I know…me too."
The couple were silent for a few moments as they swayed to the soft music coming from the main ball room.
"I never told you how beautiful you look today…stunning really." Noctis said looking down at her.
Iris lightly giggled as she looked up at him "You don't look too bad yourself their your majesty."
With that Noctis leaned down and pressed his lips to hers in a passionate kiss, both hoping they never had to part.
Just as the couple was about to come up for air, they jolted apart as they heard the door open in a furry. The couple turned to see Gladio standing in the door way wearing a look that was less than ideal.
"What the hell is this?" Gladio barked as he looked at the two.
Iris rushed towards him "Gladdy it's not what it looks like."
"Iris…I know exactly what it looks like….I know what I just saw…" Gladio growled out.
Noctis began to approach his shield cautiously "Listen Gladio…hear me out."
"Gladdy please listen I love him! I didn't want you to find out like this! We were going to tell you I swear after the wedding!" Iris said pleading with him.
Gladio was silent for a moment before turning to Iris "Go wait outside… I want to talk to the king…alone."
Iris looked back and forth between the men before frowning "Ok…just, please don't kill him."
Gladio scoffed "I can't make any guarantees."
Noctis turned to Iris "It's ok…go a head."
With that Iris nodded before exiting the room.
Noctis then turned his attention to Gladio "Listen…Gladio I…"
"Do you love her?" Gladio said sternly.
Noctis looked back confused "What…"
"I said…do…you…love…her?" Gladio said slowly.
Noctis without hesitation nodded "Yes…with every fiber of my being…I promise this isn't a fling…Gladio I want her to stand by me on that throne someday."
Gladio narrowed his eyes "Do you really mean what you just said."
Noctis sighed "Gladio…you know me. I have never been good at this kind of stuff. But with Iris things are different…they come easy. I feel like she completes a part of me that was always missing. I know this is sudden, and it's your wedding day but I mean every word I'm saying to you…please believe me."
Gladio was silent for a moment before placing a hand on Noctis's shoulder and giving it a squeeze "I know that…but damn it did you guys have to keep this a secret for six months."
Noctis eyes widened in shock "Wait wha…"
Gladio's scowl then turned into a smile as he roared with laughter "Did you two really think I didn't know what was going on? Come on…it was insanely obvious. The only one really oblivious to it was Prompto, but according to Iggy it sounds like he knows now too."
"Wait…how long have you known for? And Ignis knew you knew too?!" Noctis said in shock.
"I'm your shield…I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't know about your secret rendezvous. And yes…he did. We would meet regularly for coffee and discuss when you two would wake up and finally let the cat out of the bag." Gladio laughed.
Noctis still in shock took in all that his shield had reveled. Suddenly he narrowed his eyes "So if you knew what was that whole scene about before?"
"Another wedding gift from you to me….and I had been waiting to teach you both a lesson for awhile now…this opportunity had just arose at the perfect time." Gladio said putting his arm around the kings shoulder.
"So…you're cool with me dating your sister?" Noctis asked nervously.
Gladio laughed "Don't worry…I'm one hundred percent team Noctiris."
Noctis breathed a sigh of relief "Thank the astrals. The last thing I need is for my shield to hate me."
"Come on majesty…we need to get back to the party, our ladies await." Gladio said as he lead the king back to the reception.
Noctis nodded "Of course."
As they were about to rejoin the party already in progress, Gladio gently held Noctis back before leaving the conference area.
"Just one more thing majesty." Gladio said holding him back.
Noctis turned to him confused "Yeah…"
Gladio's expression then turned serious "If you even think about breaking my little sisters heart…."
"Yeah, yeah I know. There isn't an army in all of Eos that could stop your fury." Noctis said finishing his sentence.
Gladio smirked before letting the king go "Good…glad we are on the same page."
Later that night…
Iris huffed as she flopped onto Noctis's bed "I can't believe he knew all that time. And here we were sneaking around like we were some kind of secret agents."
Noctis laughed as he took off his tie "I know…but you gotta admit, it was kind of fun sneaking around like that."
Iris couldn't help but giggle "I guess you're right…it was kind of thrilling…knowing that at any moment we could get caught."
Noctis looked over and smirked "You know…we can always role play and…"
Suddenly Iris threw one of Noctis many silk pillows at him "Noct please…"
Noctis laughed as he dodged the pillow "What…it was just a suggestion."
Iris rolled her eyes "Just hurry up and come to bed you dork."
With that Noctis finished the last of his undressing threw his pajama bottoms on. He quickly climbed into bed with his lover and turned off the rest of the lights. Iris quickly settled into his embraced and sighed.
"In all today was a pretty good day." Iris said happily.
Noctis leaned down and kissed her forehead "I'd have to agree."
After a few moments Iris turned to look up at the young king curiously "Noct can I ask you something?"
"Of course…shoot." Noctis said without thinking.
"I just…did you mean what you said…about someday making me your queen?" Iris asked curiously.
Noctis frowned before lifting Iris's chin up so he could gaze into her amber colored eyes "Every word…and I told your brother the same."
"Wait you told Gladdy? What did he say?" Iris said now intrigued.
Noctis smiled back at her warmly "That he knew…"
Iris couldn't help but smile "Oh Noct…I love you."
"And I you…" Noctis said as he leaned down and gently pressed his lips to hers in a meaningful and loving kiss.
As the two parted they held each other tight in embrace, drifting off to sleep thinking of the future that was to come.